Today was my first day at the UN! I've been dreaming about working here for so long that it feels a little surreal to me. That and the fact that I am still waking up at 2am so the entire day was kind of a blur. The UN complex is Nairobi is one of the … Continue reading first day at the un
Today I woke up at 1pm (oh dear jetlag) and went to the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) with friends. At 28 stories high, the KICC is the second tallest and perhaps the most iconic building in Nairobi. For 500KES (5USD), you can go up to the helipad to get a look of the entire … Continue reading kenyatta international convention center – cbd, nairobi
I live in Gigiri, a neighborhood 10km (6.2mi) north of the Central Business District of Nairobi. Gigiri is where the UN facility and many embassies (including the Brazilian and American) are located. I wanted to write a quick post about my first opinions about my new neighborhood so I have a benchmark to compare it … Continue reading a first glance of gigiri, nairobi
LA to DOHA: commute to airport + 15hr flight I left home with my mom around 11am to catch my 3pm flight out of LAX. Saying bye to mom is always hard. An hour into the flight they served us dinner (LA time). I had a delicious vegetarian cheese pasta (I think) with some salad … Continue reading my 30+hour journey from la to nairobi
the dream Summer 2015, I took a class called Global Environment and World Politics with one of the best professors I've had. She was this kind of professor: In her class, I learned for the first time about the role of the international political world in addressing climate change. I learned about the COPs, the … Continue reading so you wanna intern at the un
here are some of the things my 9-year old students have said to me.
storytime. Senior year, graduating with a double major in Political Science and Biochemistry trying to come up with creative ways to use both majors in a career that is fulfilling and stable (?). Honestly my Google searches were comically useless. I was expecting to find an article showing me a list of clean career options for … Continue reading getting a $30,000 private grant for grad school
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